Friday, August 14, 2009

Bloomberg bad for small business

From the Neighborhood Retail Alliance:

As our friend Steve Null on the Newgeography blog points out, the Bloomberg legacy for small business is basically an epitaph: "Mayor Michael Bloomberg owes 200,000 small business owners an apology. When Michael Bloomberg was first elected Mayor of New York City in 2001, the city’s small business owners were hopeful and confident that finally a successful businessman would be creating the city’s economic policy."

But what has happened since is a litany of betrayal: "The small business community anticipated that Bloomberg’s first change would be to appoint a small business owner as Commissioner of Small Businesses. What did they get instead? Rob Walsh.

Walsh, for his part, hasn't disappointed his critics; and as Bloomberg's lackey has presided over a neighborhood retail calamity: "During the last full four years under Bloomberg, 2005-2008, 27,809 warrants were issued to evict, with about 83,000 small businesses forced to close. Since the successful businessman Bloomberg took office, around 152,964 small businesses have been forced to go out of business."

Which is precisely why the city and the state have the worst business climate in the country: "New York ranks dead last in the country for its economic outlook, falling from the 49th spot last year, according to a new report by a national group representing state legislators...The report bases New York’s low ranking in part on high taxes, low wages and the quality of the state’s legal system."

But Bloomberg is essential for the city's economic recovery-and we need to over turn referendums in order to be able to once again benefit from his tough leadership in hard times?

The record doesn't demonstrate this; and his re-election campaign is a complete fraud.

7 comments:

Art-fool Dodd-ger said...

This must be wrong - all the ads by him claiming that he is GOOD for business.

We cannot see this as a lie if its unchallenged by the SELF STYLED MEDIA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD?

or all they JUST FULL OF SHIT.

(come on guys, is this little turd worth it to be make you the laughing stock of the country?)

Anonymous said...

#50 out 05 50 sucks.

Anonymous said...

Still advocating that Wal-Mart, Crapper?

Anonymous said...

This is not the result of Walmart.

Walmart will never replace the corner bodega.

Anonymous said...

that is why please help yetta beat Quinn. go to yetta kurland website and volunteer for phone banking. Quinn must be voted out sept 15th. or contribute money to yetta or write blogs. help dump quinn

Suzannah B. Troy artist said...

Mike bad for small business?
The NY Daily News exposes Mike Bloomberg's Napoleon complex making a Freudian slip. He said 4th term!

Oust Mike!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMSGycNrCi8

Thanks,
Suzannah B. Troy

Anonymous said...

im not doubting this one bit...but i would really like to know the source of these stats

"During the last full four years under Bloomberg, 2005-2008, 27,809 warrants were issued to evict, with about 83,000 small businesses forced to close. Since the successful businessman Bloomberg took office, around 152,964 small businesses have been forced to go out of business."